Garage heat

[spike337]

I would like a few opinions please, and i'll bet i'm not going to like the answers, lol.
This off-season i decided to store my WR250r in my garage instead of the usual place.
Problem is, i didn't think of the hot-cold, hot-cold of heating up my garage to work on my sled every now and then. We've all seen how much our engines/clutches 'sweat' when we bring them in and thaw them out, now i'm thinking my internal motor is going to build up moisture. If the shop is heated for, say, 8 hours and it's up to temp, will it be ok? Should i just roll the bike out in the driveway when i heat up my little shop? I don't want to trailer it to store it because they already salted the roads, so i guess i should just get an enclosed and move it and do it right, no worries, right? I guess it may be the same for a lawn mower too? I've had oil get clumpy and pretty sure that's what it was from too. Thanks, Mike.

 

[RTX]

I do all my work year round out of my shed.
It 1s 14 x 18 foot, I put 2 - 30000 btu propane heaters in it 4 years ago. I work in my shed all the time, probably 2 days a week and i have never had an issue. Other than being too warm!
I understand your issued with the hot cold hot cold thing. Ya parts do seem to sweat when they get warm but for me it has never caused a problem.
My lawn mower, snowblower snowmobiles and quad all take turns in there and i have never had any issues.
Actually my snowblower and lawn mower never leave the shed when i am working and i am sometimes out there for 8-12 hours at a time.

 

[jamesc]

the "sweat" is because the temperature of the metal is below the dew point of the atmosphere it's in which depends on the humidty which depends on the type of heat used and weather conditions. i would think the majority of people sledding are going to be in areas where the humidity is low which lowers the dew point. if you're using electric, or forced air heat it shouldn't really be an issue. also if you fogged the engine for storage this should help protect the engine. i have a dehumidifier in my shop as well as a dew point analyzer because of rust concerns and i have had issues in the past. the propane heaters mentioned will raise the humidity

 

[spddmon]

i would start the unit and run it up to temp that would take care of the moisture and internal corrosion conserns

 

[maim]

fog it and do not worry about it. you can coat it with fluid film or krown on the exterior. mine are out in the shed with no heat with a solar panel on the battery.